Month: March 2021
The best smart lights for your bedroom
Waking up to the sound of a blaring alarm can be jarring, especially if you have to do so in pitch black. That’s why some people have turned to devices that mimic the arrival of daylight as a gentler way to stir from slumber. So-called sunrise or wake-up-light clocks typically…
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SoftBank-backed Volpe Capital raises $80M to invest in LatAm
In recent years, the tech and venture scene in Latin America has been growing at an accelerated pace. More global investors are backing startups in the region and certain sectors in particular, such as fintech, are exploding. Global investors are not only pouring money into companies. They’re also investing in…
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This new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game looks totally radical, dude Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
A new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game is on the way – and by the looks of it, it’s bound to please fans of 1991’s classic side-scrolling beat ‘em up, Turtles in Time. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge will be published by Dotemu, the team behind the excellent recent…
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Waymo is disclosing more autonomous vehicle data for research purposes
Waymo is publicizing more data from its autonomous vehicles, which it says is for the benefit of the research community. Building on the trove of data it released in 2019, the Alphabet company is calling this latest batch “the largest interactive dataset yet released for research into behavior prediction and…
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Apple reveals another major EU expansion Apple logo
Apple is to build Europe’s largest R&D facility for mobile wireless semiconductors and software technology in Munich as part of a $1 billion investment in Germany. The Bavarian city is already Apple’s largest European engineering hub with more than 1,500 engineers working on power management design, application processors and other…
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HTC shrinks its VR Tracker, debuts new face-tracking accessory
HTC is today launching its third-generation Vive Tracker, which is significantly smaller in size and weight than its immediate predecessor. The Vive Tracker 3.0 is around 33 percent smaller than the 2018 model, and 15 percent lighter, with a footprint roughly 10 centimeters, or four inches, smaller. These quality-of-life size…
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